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3X NBA Champ Rick Fox, Game 7's, And S8E5 “The Bells.” GoT Recap.

Monday, May 13, 201913 takes

Kawhi Leonard is a killer ( - ). We recap both Game 7's on Sunday. Joel Embiid cried, CJ McCollum went off and Magic Johnson had a glitch in his system ( - ). Steph and the Warriors ruined the Rockets forever ( - ). Who's back of the week including the clutch gene and James Harden's lack of it + #BigMad for Rockets fans ( - ). 3X NBA Champion Rick Fox joins the show to talk about his crazy path to the NBA, playing for Phil Jackson, Shaq and Kobe and more ( - ). Segments include No one wants to coach the Lakers, Drunk Idea, Monday Reading and the (starts at ) dumbest Game of Thrones recap on the internet.

Recap

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Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Kawhi Leonard is a killer

Kawhi Leonard is a motherfuckin' killer. He is. He's a killer.

Kawhi Leonard went on to lead the Raptors to their first NBA championship and won Finals MVP that same season, cementing this 'killer' reputation.
Win
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Brett Brown is not the right coach for the 76ers

I don't think Brett Brown is the guy because, like I said, three shot clock violations. I think one of them might have been a block on Jimmy Butler... He did a good job with a young team bringing him along. But when you lose like they did last year and then lose this year, I feel like you have to change at least something.

Brett Brown was eventually fired in 2020 after the Sixers were swept in the first round, supporting Big Cat's view that he wasn't the guy to lead them to a title.
Win
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The mid-range jump shot still has a place in the modern NBA

Turns out Manalytics going one-on-one with a guy and hitting a step-back 14-footer still has a place in this game... The nerds, though, have been put on their heels a little bit. They're updating their stat sheets, their spreadsheets, saying, well, actually, that was actually a great shot.

While analytics still dominate, many championship teams continue to rely on star players who can score from the mid-range (Kawhi, KD, Jokic), making this a valid basketball observation.
Void
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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Damian Lillard has a 'winner's face'

He's got a winner's chin. Have you ever seen that thing? If I'm doing the old school facial recognition, like this guy's a winner, this guy's not, Damian Lillard, he's got a winner's face.

This is entirely subjective based on PFT's personal 'winner's face' criteria.
Push
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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The Warriors will beat the Trail Blazers in five games

I'm going to say the Warriors in five. Warriors in five. I'm going to get the Blazers, too. We're a big Portland podcast. We love the city.

The Warriors actually swept the Trail Blazers in four games, so Big Cat's prediction of a five-game series was very close but technically incorrect in the specific number of games.
Loss
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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The 'Melo Curse' is a real phenomenon where teams fail after trading Carmelo Anthony

If USA Basketball doesn't win the next gold, I'm officially saying Melo is the best cursor of all time... Syracuse hasn't won a championship since Melo got traded. Boom. Done. Whenever he leaves your team, you don't do anything.

USA Basketball won gold in 2021, and the Nuggets eventually won a title in 2023, effectively breaking the 'curse' Big Cat was positing.
Void
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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Jason Kidd is a bad coach

I don't understand what the Lakers are doing. Their obsession with Jason Kidd is very bizarre. Jason Kidd is a bad coach. He's a bad coach.

This is subjective, but Kidd went on to have a successful second stint as a head coach with the Dallas Mavericks, leading them to the 2024 NBA Finals, which complicates the 'bad coach' label.
Loss
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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Frank Vogel was hired by the Lakers specifically to be fired

Actually, it won't be interesting to see what happens with Frank Vogel. Frank Vogel is like – he got hired to get fired. Essentially. How long until Jason Kidd is the one that's drawing up plays on the sidelines?

While Vogel was eventually fired in 2022, he lasted three seasons and actually won an NBA championship in 2020. Big Cat's prediction that he was just a placeholder to be fired quickly for Kidd was incorrect.
Loss
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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HankHank

I am officially 'Team Targaryen' and defend Daenerys' actions as a battle tactic

I want the Targaryens to be ruling at the end... You show up for battle, you've got to fucking battle... If a team against Alabama is getting blown out, they're not just going to quit halfway through the game. You don't take a knee in the third quarter.

The show concludes with the Targaryen line ending and Bran Stark being named king, so Hank's desire for Targaryen rule did not come to pass.
Loss
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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Arya Stark will be the one to kill Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones

Arya is going to kill Dany, by the way... Aria's going to try to kill her, get killed, and then Jon's going to kill her. If Arya gets killed, the internet riots.

Jon Snow was the one who killed Daenerys in the series finale, not Arya.
Void
Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jon Snow is responsible for the massacre at King's Landing because he wouldn't sleep with Daenerys

Jon Snow should get some of this blame because if he just had sex with her, she probably wouldn't have gone crazy. Exactly. Just sack up and fuck your aunt and save millions of lives... You can flip out while you watch a city burn and be like, we shouldn't be doing this. Or you can just squeeze off a nut the night before.

This is a satirical interpretation of fictional character motivations.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·May 13, 2019·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

James Harden definitively lacks the clutch gene

Now we finally have a guy who we can say lacks the clutch gene. Definitively. He and Chris Paul. No clutch gene between the two of them.

James Harden's playoff struggles continued for several years after this, notably in 2022 and 2023 with the 76ers, which has largely cemented this narrative in the NBA world.

Interview

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Take Slip·May 13, 2019
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Rick FoxRick Fox

I would want Robert Horry taking a last-second shot over Kobe Bryant

[Big Cat asks: Who would you rather have taking that last shot?] Robert. Robert, yeah, Big Shot Bob. Big Shot Bob. There was never any doubt at the end of the game. He could have three points that game, and he had the ball, he was going to make it.

This is a subjective opinion from a teammate who witnessed Horry hit numerous iconic game-winners.